John A. Logan meets Honest Abe!

Morgan Collard and John A. Logan traveled forty three miles round trip to the DuQuoin State Fair. While at the fair, they discovered an Abraham Lincoln tent that had information about the past president, as well as different engaging activities to do concerning him. This picture is taken with one of the exciting attractions in the tent. Abraham Lincoln was elected as our sixteenth president during a time when our nation was divided in a battle to help preserve our civil rights. Lincoln was able to free slaves and abolish slavery in 1865 with the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Although Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, his hard work in helping to preserve our civil rights will never be forgotten.

Robert E. Lee Goes to the Library

Jayci Dean and Robert E. Lee traveled 1.2 miles round trip to Morris Library in Carbondale, IL to see the statue of Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He was president for only six weeks before the onset of the Civil War. Lincoln had his work cut out for him as he worked to preserve the Union and end slavery. Lincoln also issued the Emancipation Proclamation which ordered the freedom of slaves as Union soldiers moved south. Total abolition of slavery was guaranteed by the thirteenth amendment in 1865.

The road to Appomattox

Welcome to CI 424 Fall 424. Join us as we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.